Egg-turning tray for incubators.



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KNG TRAY FOR INOUBATORS.

'aEGATION FILED rzn.21,1912.

1,058,884. Patented Apr. 15, 1913 Snuenfoc al'knnu a 4' the rods 6 are run 'adzeigtin g WILLIAM MQMILLIN, (Hi MAYSVILLE, 'MISSOJRI.

EGG TURNING TRAY FOB, INCUBATORS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 21. 1912. 'Seriaili'c. 679,144.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. \VILLIAM MOMJLLIN,

a citizen of the United States, residing at- 'Maysville, in the-county of Dekalb and St-ate of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eg -Turning Trays for Incubators; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description I of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to longer than the tray and when they are make and'use the same.

This invention relates to an egg turner for? rest on the strips within the tray ere turned entirely over.

incubator trays.

The object of the invention is to provide a 16 as is ordinarily used in incubators and to provide said tray with simple easily oper-.-

- 'ated means for simultaneously turning all of the eggs on the tray, said turning means being operable to partially turn the eggs or to turn them entirely over at the will of the operator.

With this and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel featuresof construction, combination, and arrangement'of parts as willbe more fully described and claimed, i 4

In the accompanying drawings; Figure 1 is a top plan view of enegg tray equipped with this improved turning device; Fig. 2 is a. transverse section thereof;-Fig;'3 is 'a.l0n-.

gitudinal section thereof. l L

In the embodiment illustrated a'tray is shown" constructed cf iifrectengular wooden vided throughout their length with a plu-' rality'of spaced longitudinal] alined slots 4 for the as'sage of a' num er of. fabric strips 5 which extend longitudinally of the frame. [he ends of these strips S eXt-end through the slots- 4 and project beyond the o posite ends of the frame and are remova 1y connected with bars or rods 6 and? in. any suitable manner, being here shown provi ed at their ends with loops through which the rods to be slipped out when handles for moving saidstrtips longitndibully. and dro "down under simple, nexpensive egg holding tray such frame 1' of a size to fit entitle-supporting hese'rods form than the length of the compartments through which they pass transversely leaving spaces at the opposite side edges of said strips substantially equalt-o the width of the strip to permit the free passage of heat around the egg, and the supporting strips 3, which are about. the same width as the strips 5, being of metal are good conductors of heat. These strips are about five inches drawn out to their full extentthe eggs which A skeleton egg retaining frame 8 is removably mounted in the frame 1' and been plurality or series of rectangular compart- Patented Apr. 15,19113.

ments 9 arranged overthe strips 5, the length of said compartments being arranged transversely of the tray and extending trans vcrsely of the frame to provide for the rolling" of the eggs disposed therein sidewise when the strips are inoved longitudinally and thereby prevent said eggs from being left standing on their ends which is undesirable durin the incubating process.

It will be 0 vions that'to effect a complete or partial turning of the eggs it is necessary simply to grasp one of the handles 6 or 'Z and exert un outwardkpull which will move the strips 5 longitudinally and turn theeggs in the compartments accordingly. Either end of the tray may be disposed-at thefront of the incubator the tray being turned end for end at least once a day. Y

The frame 8 may be removed on the 18th day to provide ample space for the chicks;

i have been slipped out of the loops thus preventing the strips from hecomin soiled during the hatch. Itwill thus be 0 served that when it is desired to remove the egg turning means the formation thereof in thereof provided e. plurality of spaced long tud nally aimed ppenm s, an retray'end havmining frame arranged in said ing rectangulu r individual egg compartments the length of whichextends in a plane at right angles-to., the length of the tray, strips. of

fabric extending longitudinally of the tray bottom transversely across the wier ends oi to come out of the; shells and, if desired, the 1 strips may be also wit-hdi'awn after the rods 95.

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said compartments, the ends of said strips projecting through said openings in the tray ends, said strips being spaced from each other and with spaces between their side edges and the end walls of the rectangular egg compartment-s, a foraminous bottom arranged in said tray below said strips, and metal reinforcing strips arranged under said fabric strips and of approximately the same Width as said fabric strips.

2. An egg tray for incubators comprising a frame having a bottom composed of foraminous material, the end members of said frame being provided with a plurality of longitudinally spaced apertures, fabric stri s of greater length than the frame exten ing longitudinally across the bottom thereof with their ends projecting through the openings in the end walls of the frame, and detachable rods connecting the ends of said fabric strips.

4 3. An egg tray for incubators comprising a frame having a bottom composed of foraniinous material with the end members of said frame proi'idel with a plurality of longitudinally spaced apertures, fabric strips of greater length than the frame extending lon itudinally across the bottom thereof wit l their ends projecting through the openings in the end walls of the frame and having loops formed thereon, rods removably engaged with said loops to connect the ends of said strips, and an egg retaining frame arranged within said tray over said strips, said frame being provided wi h a p c-ality of compartments the walls of which n 3 apertured to span the strips.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

W ILLIAM MCMILLIN. lVitncsses:

GEORGE PRICE, THOMAS STRONG. 

